Heros Compared: HD Hero and HD Hero2

When I recently did my full face mask drill in the Sauerkraut I took my two GoPro HD Hero cams with me. One older HD Hero as well as a newer HD Hero 2. For quite some time I wanted to undertake a direct side-by-side comparism of the two models under (somehow typical) under water conditions.

While I mentally had already prepared for a footage desaster ... I was immediately astonished staring at the little LCD screens of the cams during the first dive.

Being a Video Hero Made Simple

Using an Action Cam Filming Under Water?!

On my quest for imagery.
(In Lake Murner, BY/D)

I only lately started filming and filming under water. Before that I opted for learning to dive (at least somehow) safely first. But over time I regularily met those raised, questioning eye brows. You know, those kind of «why should a sane person dive in coldwater?» brows and «really something to see here?» brows. So, one day I decided to get myself a cute and tiny underwater cam. And then the drama began...